Solano
Community
College’s finance and administration departments held several budget forums to explain
the planned cuts, answer questions, and get feedback.
Yulian Ligioso, the
vice president of finance, presented a PowerPoint summarizing the estimated changes
to SCC’s budget after the statewide cuts take effect. Before
really getting into the numbers, Ligioso explained that the
situation is bad: “We’re going
through some tough times,”
Ligioso said, and went on to
explain that the problem is
spread through all the colleges
in the state, not only SCC. He
added, “I hope you don’t shoot
the messenger.”
After showing slides
of the state’s cuts to education,

Ligioso said that the administration has been doing its best
to preserve the mission of the
college as well as the employment level. The new budget
is also meant to do the most
possible with limited funds. Ligioso called it a “Tough budget
for tough times.”
The new “tough budget” has not been finalized yet;
the finance department cannot make anything official until the state budget cuts have
been voted on.
With the lack of any definite
budget, Ligioso provided some
estimates for different situations. The PowerPoint showed
the amounts of money which
could be cut, the amount
which could be raised with
higher student fees, and the
estimated number of students
lost—because with these new
budget cuts, community
8SEE BUDGET, PAGE 6

Angeline Aroha Todd/Tempest

SCC faculty and staff asked Ligioso questions about futurechanges at the budget forum.

It takes an Umoja village ASSC freezes SCC

students’ funding

By Deborah Graham
Staff Writer

Lala Myrick sits at the computer finishing up a homework
assignment. Tutor Tim Eng sits
nearby to assist. Diane CrosleyMayers, supplemental instructor for the program, peeps out
of the Umoja office and asks,
“Everything going alright?”
They nod in unison. This is a
typical day in the Umoja Village.
Less than two years old, The
Solano Community College
Umoja Scholars Program (UPS)
seeks to improve academic success for at-risk, educationally
and economically disadvantaged students. The program
provides academic support,
tutoring, mentoring, and counseling to African-American
students and other students.
The word Umoja is a Kiswahili
word meaning “unity.” The re-

By Tessa Terrill
Staff Writer

Deborah Graham/Tempest

African figurines are placed just inside the office for the
Umoja Program, reminding members of cultural heritage.
source center is known to its
40 participants as the Umoja
Village.
“The program seeks to educate the whole student body,

mind and spirit,” Mayers said.
“They have access to computers, tutors and students can
come into the Umoja Village
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Not only is SCC working to pinch pennies, but the organizations within the school are also taking action to save money. According to Jennifer Sandoval, ASSC vice president, ASSC recently
passed a motion to freeze funding requests.
Every fall and spring semester, ASSC invites clubs, campus
organizations, and divisions to apply for funding requests. These
requests have provided funds for things like a new skeletal and
heart model for the science department’s tutoring center and one
student’s trip to a National Society of Black Engineers conference, which led to a new club on campus with the same name.
Public Relations Representative Kelsey Moran-Richardson said
that in the past, $30,000 a year was devoted to Funding Requests.
Two years ago, ASSC reduced it to $20,000 due to decreasing revenue. Now, they have frozen the funds until further notice.
Vice President of ASSC Jennifer Sandoval said, “Like the college, we are doing everything to try and conserve money, deciding what is more beneficial to students at Solano.”
The reason for the freeze is a drop in ID card and vending
machine revenue for ASSC, according to ASSC treasurer Lillian
Nelson.
Moran-Richardson says that the funds should be unfrozen by
fall 2011, but there are no guarantees.

Many of us remember
watching Red Asphalt from
Drivers’ Ed. classes, but when
the rubber meets the road, too
many of us forget that we are
flirting with death every second we commute to school.
Too many drivers put others in
mortal danger every day just
to save 60 seconds; it’s time
for us to open our eyes.
According to the California
Office of Traffic Safety, since
the “Click it or Ticket” campaign debuted in California in
2005, seat belt usage has increased from 92.5 percent to a
record high of 96.2 percent in
2010.
The average cost of a seat
belt infraction is around $150
and continues to increase.
This, and the gravity of the
campaign has increased the
number of California motorists who use their safety belts
by 1.3 million people.
There is such a wild movement to encourage people to
do something that only prevents them from further injury
in case of a wreck, but why
aren’t we focusing on the root
of what causes accidents in
the first place?
Over the last five years, I
saw Click it or Ticket everywhere I went. What I could
not find from any government
web site, billboard on the
highway or local law enforcement is a campaign for drivers
to use their turn signal.
The simple act of using the
turn signal can indeed save
lives, however, it has become
an insignificance to many
drivers on the road.
Exiting our parking lot here
at SCC made me realize just
how important it is to tell drivers where you are going. Our

“why aren’t we
focusing on the
root of what
causes accidents in the first
place?”
main entrance is a very hazardous place, with cars yielding to students entering the
lot at often already dangerous
speeds. Too often, I have seen
students pulling in through
the three way intersection
with complete disregard for
the other lives on the road.
Students often neglect to
use their signal when merging
onto the road to the rear parking lots. To the drivers waiting
and yielding for the chance to
go, if someone doesn’t have
their signal on, this tells the
stopped cars to enter the intersection.
I have seen far too many
close calls just here at one intersection at SCC and I have
seen my fair share of accidents caused by lazy or ignorant drivers on my commute
home.
If the state wants to truly fix
problems that can save lives
on the road and not just rake
in traffic citation revenue like
the parking infraction crack
down in San Francisco, we
need to focus on real issues.
The Click it or Ticket movement was successful, so why
not invest enforcement efforts
on something that can prevent
accidents from happening in
the first place.

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OPINION 3

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Dark days ahead for Planned Parenthood
House passes bill to terminate funding of widely used health services

Is this the year 1916? The
recent bill passed on Feb.
18 by the conservative-controlled House of Representatives makes it seem so.
The bill proposes to cut
all federal funding to Planned
Parenthood. Undoubtedly this
will be seen as a huge victory
for pro-life supporters if the
bill is passed.
Margaret Sanger, a trained
nurse, opened the first
Planned Parenthood in 1916
after witnessing the devastating effects that unplanned
and uncared for pregnancies
had on poor women.
During that time, a measure called the “Comstock Act
of 1873” was still in effect.
This law made contraception
illegal and pronounced that
any information given out
about family planning and
birth control was “obscene.”
Women lined the sidewalk
hours before Sanger’s clinic
even opened. As soon as the
police found out, Sanger was
arrested.
Today, Because of the
Hyde Amendment, abortions have not been federally
funded since 1976. Furthermore, abortion only accounts
for 3 percent of all services
Planned Parenthood offers.
So, if abortion is already
out of the question, then
what other reproductive services is this bill proposing to
cut? Well, everything else.
Planned Parenthood offers
a variety of free reproductive

health services which include:
birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy tests,
prenatal care, STD testing,
screenings for breast, ovarian, cervical, prostate, and
testicular cancer, and Pap
tests.
They offer counseling services for eating disorders and
sexual orientation. Many of
the centers even provide general health care, such as cholesterol, diabetes, high blood
pressure screening, and flu
vaccines.
According to the Planned
Parenthood 2009 report, 3 million women use their health
centers annually. Overseas,
they serve an extra 700 thousand through their International Program.
If the bill was passed,
where would all these women
go for affordable care? How
many cancer cases and STDs
would go untreated?
How many babies would
die not because of abortion,
but because lack of readily
available prenatal care caused
them to be born with fatally
low birth weights?
This bill is not about abortion, no matter how much
Congress wants the public to
believe it is.
This bill is not even about
women’s rights, although
women should take offense at
this attempt to reverse years
of progress, regardless.
Rather, this bill is an attack
on social services and any of

“How many babies would die not
because of
abortion, but because lack of readily
available prenatal care caused them to
be born with fatally low birth weights?”

By Gretchen Smail
Staff Writer

the low-income citizens who
benefit from them. It’s a flagrant violation of who we are
as a country.
In a campaign speech
made on Aug. 7, 2006, Obama
said that the greatness of a
nation rests on the ability of
its citizens to empathize and
support one other. The government should provide protection and services that reinforce, not subvert, that unity.
This bill is being proposed
in order to solve the deficit.
If money is a concern,

then consider this: Sanger
started Planned Parenthood
because she believed that a
woman should have a child
only when she is ready and
financially stable enough to
do so.
Studies show that when a
child is provided for in a loving home, they are less likely
to turn to crime and instead
become productive members
of society.
This in turn saves money
from funneling into the now
$37 billion prison industry.
Doesn’t it make sense to keep
an institution with more benefits than not.
As educated men and
women, we must see that an
attack on any social service
that provides for our fellow
human beings is an attack on
all of us.
To help the cause, visit
the online Planned Parenthood Action Center and sign
the petition. Write to your
congress person. Everything
helps.
Remember, Ghandi once
said, “In a gentle way, you
can shake the world.”

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“I would probably go to a different school because there’s
not a lot of classes I would be
able to take here, and it would
really affect a lot of other people not just me.”
-Antoinette Barbarosa, 20,
ECE

“It depends on the classes that
were cut... if they were classes
that I needed to take for my
major, I’d honestly consider
just up and leaving to another
community college. “

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Art through different eyes
By Anthony Peters
Editor-in Chief

With the talk of budget cuts being thrown
around like darts in a pub, the art department
did its best to show the value of Solano’s
behind the scenes people in an exhibit called
Super-Vision, which consisted of works of art
created by the art department’s lab technicians.
“I think the show is a good reminder that
the art techs are valuable resources,” show
curator Janene Whitesell said. “This was a
good way to show it is a needed position.”

Sharman Bruni/Tempest

Another piece from Kearns, which utilizes
broken shards into the rebirth of a new
piece.

Super-Vision displayed works of Kathy
Kearns, Tracy Lukehart, and Nancy Morgan
among other artists. The art techs of Solano
usually work as a liaison between the students and the teachers and Super-Vision was
a way to bring their work to the forefront.
The work varied from ceramics to photography as well as sculptures. Each work was
complimented by the work around it, playing
off of certain themes.
Kearns work focused more on ceramics
and the history of the art.
“I’m very passionate about the history of
ceramics,” she said. “People’s needs haven’t
changed through the years. We still need
cups and containers.”
Morgan’s work was also heavily ceramic
but her passion came from the process of the
work.
“If you want to figure something out,
struggle,” Morgan said.
Lukehart’s work which was all photography included a self portrait involving pigs
and abandoned houses.
“The self portrait is how everything dies
in the end and also how childhood stays,”
she said.
Overall, the exhibit was a success that
propelled the work of the lab techs that are
usually in the background.
“This was nice because it’s helping to
make lab techs known,” said Morgan, referring to the fact that they often feel overlooked
in their work and dedication.
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In synch with the gallery, a special ceramics workshop will be held on Friday, March 4 Kathy Kearns stands proudly beside two of her works being disin room 1306 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
played in the gallery.

Former Solano student finds her niche in the Vallejo artistic community
By Sara Dowling
Staff Writer
If you happen to make your way into Panama Red
Coffee Company located in downtown Vallejo on a
Tuesday or Friday morning, you will encounter artist
Evelyn Rincon displaying and selling her art to local
passersby and commuters.
“Evelyn’s good, she’s really talented… she’s a good
local artist and we love her here, she brings more to
our store,” said Panama Red employee Tai Leifi.
Rincon said that one day she drew a picture inside
Panama Red of the menu posted above the cash register and decided to give it to the owner, who turned
out to be a supporter of the arts. He asked Rincon if

Evelyn Rincon/The Examiner

Rincon’s depiction of the Canadian slaughter of
baby harp seals.

she wanted to show her art in the Cupping and Tasting room in the back of the store in May of last year,
which she did for three days titling her temporary gallery, “Evelyn Rincon: Lifetime Collection”. Since then,
Panama Red has served as a platform for Rincon to
reach out to the Vallejo community and sell her art.
Directly to the right of the cash register, Rincon
pushes two tables together and drapes a table cloth
over each one. On top of the table she displays her
works: paintings of different sizes, bookmarks, and
homemade jewelry. Rincon sits on a stool behind her
art, attentive to the questions that customers may
have about her work.
“The whole crew that works here is awesome.”
Rincon said, “They are like a little family and they
support artists like me and that’s totally huge.”
Rincon is trying to stay committed to showing her art
in Vallejo, and feels that people in other cities have
more opportunities to learn about art and wants to
give the Vallejo community the chance to learn as
well.
Rincon grew up in Vallejo and attended Solano
Community College, where she took art classes including ceramics, which she found to be very therapeutic.
“I really haven’t had any bad experience with any
art instructors since they always say the same thing:
art is never right or wrong, it is in the eyes of the
viewer, and they all taught me that and that is what
I walked away with.” Rincon said.
Throughout her time in school, Rincon had to
work in various professions to support herself in
tough times, but work was unfulfilling because she
could not focus on her art.
Rincon decided that she was going to make her
passion her profession.
She said, “I am focusing full-time on my art, and I
cannot say anything good about it financially, but as
far as me feeling good and positive, I’m not stressed,
I’m not in a commute… art keeps me alive, really. It
keeps me grounded. I am able to communicate my
fantasies about how the world should be a little better.”
The majority of Rincon’s art focuses on the environment. Rincon is passionate about preserving the

planet and being a voice for animals and individuals
who are not able to communicate for themselves.
“I tend to talk about the overuse of oil consumption and the overuse of our environment… I think the
environment around us is the most important. The
ground we walk on- we couldn’t be here unless the
ground we walk on is taken care of.” Rincon said.
She says she tries to convey specific messages in
her work and sometimes people don’t understand it,
but “some people get it right away, and to me that feels
better than actually selling it… I feel like I’ve passed
on a message and made people more conscious about
what’s going on around them” Rincon said.
Rincon can be found every Tuesday and Friday
morning from 6 a.m.-12 p.m. at Panama Red, located
on 289 Mare Island Way in Vallejo.

Evelyn Rincon/The Examiner

A painting done by Rincon of the ArmenianAmerican band System of a Down.

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Fox adds tasty new dish to their lineup
By Sharman Bruni
A&E Editor

Walking through a shopping mall in
Georgia, a peculiar image caught my
eye on the large TV screen to the side.
I was mesmerized by what I saw, and
my curiosity caught up with me later to
discover it was Fox’s new show entitled
“Bob’s Burgers.” Being able to watch
all the current episodes online for free
at Hulu.com, I begin to delve into the
quirkiness and offbeat humor that encompasses “Bob’s Burgers” and have
started looking forward to new episodes
with a strange fascination.
Taking a look at the makeup of the
characters on the show, it is not unlike
the family setting of “The Simpsons”
“King of the Hill” or “Family Guy”,
which is a common premise on Fox
shows. What separates “Bob’s Burgers”
from other Fox shows centered on the
family is that it takes place in a work
environment and focuses on the dynamics of surviving in today’s economy and
how a dysfunctional, but loving family

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 5
deals with the visit of a health inspector who has come to check out the rumor that burgers are being made out of
human remains from the crematorium

order to impress her fellow classmates,
subsequently leading to the health inspector’s visit. This scene is a perfect
deals with the everyday problems that
example of Bob’s three children who
seem to jump at
are constantly stirring up trouble in
them right and
and out of the restaurant with Louise
left. (Viewer beas the ringleader of it all.
ware: although
Another episode deals with Bob’s
this show is
in-laws coming for a visit and how
about a famwhile fixing a leaking ceiling, Bob
ily, it is not recfinds the house’s crawl-space and
ommended for
devices a plan to get “stuck” in there
young audience
for the duration of the in-law’s visit.
members due to
When he actually does get stuck, Louthe type of huise lends him her glowing Kuchi Kopi
mor
present.)
nightlight and eventually Bob starts
Loren Bouchard
hallucinating and imagines himself in
hails as the proa speakeasy in which the glowing toy
ducer, with past
tells him to kill his in-laws. Hilarity
exploits as the
ensues and the show only continues
shows Dr. Katz
to get more obscure and interesting as
and Home Movthe episodes go on.
ies, a popular
Though the type of humor presentcomedy which
Fox
ed in this show is definitely not for
ran for four years Kristen Schaal (Flight of the Conchords) stars as Louise, a mis- everyone, “Bob’s Burgers” has grown
on Adult Swim. chievous girl with a penchant for trouble.
on me and I’d have to say that just like
Currently there
next door. There is a flashback of Bob’s a juicy cut of steak, this show is well
are five shows are on the air and a new youngest daughter Louise telling her done but you have to consider that not
one is set to come out every Sunday class at show-and-tell that her dad’s everyone eats meat.
at 8:30 p.m. on Fox. The pilot episode burgers are made from human flesh in

Liam Neeson makes a return to the
box office this year in his starring role
in Unknown. This suspense thriller is
full of hard hitting action and a storyline with an amazing twist.
The movie begins with Dr. Martin Harris exiting the airport in Berlin
with his wife Elizabeth Harris (January
Jones) where Dr. Harris is scheduled to
speak at a biotechnology summit. Once
Dr. Harris arrives at the hotel, he realizes he forgot his briefcase at the airport. He heads back to retrieve it as his
wife checks into their hotel room, hail-

ing down a taxi driven by Gina (Diane
Kruger).
Halfway to the airport, chaos ensues and the taxi is involved in an accident, sending Dr. Harris and Gina over
a bridge. Four days later, Dr. Harris
awakens from his Acoma in a hospital
bed, barely able to remember who he
is. Once released from the hospital, Dr.
Harris heard back to the hotel to look
for his wife. When he finally sees her
again, she claims to not know him, and
is even married to an imposter claiming
to be Dr. Martin Harris.
Realizing that he must prove his
identity, Dr. Harris seeks the help of
private investigator Ernst Jürgen (Bru-

any size

no Ganz) to help him confirm what few
memories he has. Jürgen advises that
Dr. Harris seeks out Gina to help him
remember any details of the accident
and why he was in her taxi in the first
place. Soon the movie is turned into a
fight for Dr. Harris and Gina’s lives as
agents of a mysterious organization try
to eliminate the pair.
The best thing about this movie was
the amazing storyline. Each of the characters were well rounded and not one
dimensional. They go through a large
series of conflicts as the story evolves
and adapt to the best of their abilities.
There was never a dull moment as the
constant action or emotional conflict

between the characters continues to
move the plot along. The plot twist toward the end of the movie was by far
the best part of the film.
The acting was also very good and
Liam Neeson did a fantastic job in his
role. The acting is frequently reminiscent of his role in Taken as he paints
a realistic portrait of the struggles his
character goes through. Diane Kruger
also played her role as Gina well. She
had many emotional scenes that she
played very well.
Overall, this was a good suspense
thriller that kept me on the edge of my
seat. I can’t wait for its release onto
DVD so I can see it again.

On Friday, February 18, at
around 8:00pm the Winter’s
Fire Department received a call
concerning a man who had
been involved in a road incident.
Daniel “Kealoha” Callison,
a volunteer at the Winter’s
Fire Department following his
completion of EMT training at
Solano Community College,
was included in the team dispatched to the scene.
After they arrived they found
that the man who was involved
in the accident was sprayed
with pepper spray, but wasn’t
in need of serious medical attention.

California budget cuts
mean SCC loses money
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Callison cleared the room,
administered chest compressions
and CPR, dislodging the object and
saving the woman’s life.
As the team waited for further orders, waiters came rushing out of the Buckhorn Grill
in the Winter’s Community
Center, looking for medical attention for a woman who was
having trouble breathing.
At the scene, the woman was
being laid on the ground, had
not been attended to, and had
lost consciousness. Callison

cleared the room, administered
chest compressions and CPR,
dislodging the object and saving the woman’s life.
Ambulance and paramedics,
who were not far off due to the
previous call, were there immediately. The entirety of the
situation took about five minutes.

colleges may have to start
turning away students.
The announcement that SCC
may turn away students caused
a disturbance in the audience,
with several people asking
what that entailed and why it
was happening. Ligioso and
President Jowel Laguerre said
that SCC would try to accommodate as many students as
possible, but with less money
and fewer classes, not as many
students will be able to fit in
the college.
“These are unprecedented
times,” Ligioso said.
Occasionally, Ligioso did not
have the answers to questions
asked. Laguerre explained to
the audience, “This is some-

“These are
unprecedented
times.”

--Yulian Ligioso, Vice
President of Finance
thing that Roy Stutzman spent
a lot of time working on for
us… and [Ligioso] inherited
some of these numbers from
Roy.”
The numbers are not official yet, but the estimates are
available for anyone to look at
online. The PowerPoint Ligioso
used is posted on the SCC website under “administration”
and “district budget.”

SCC’s Umoja Project supports every student
7 UMOJA: FROM PAGE 1

Deborah Graham/Tempest

Students do their homework on the computers provided in the Umoja Project classrooms.

and work on whatever class
work they have. They can get
information on how to locate
employment, referrals and
most of all get encouragement
to be successful.”
“The faculty and students
work endless hours for free to
keep it going despite limited
funding,” said Jocelyn Mouton
UPS coordinator,
“The sole purpose is to assist students in becoming successful here at the college until
graduating or transiting from
the college,” Mouton said.
Participants in the Umoja
community have required
courses. The courses include
Ethnic, Racial, & Minority
Group Relations in Harmony
& Conflict (Sociology 22) and
Career/Life Planning (Counseling 50), which was offered last
fall. This semester students
are taking Sociology of African
Americans (Sociology 23) and
Applied Psychology (Counseling 83). There is one English
teacher connected with the
program so students don’t
have to go to a different English teacher each semester.
Senior member Gilda Butler related how last year the
Umoja group was successful in
organizing fundraisers, which
included a carwash, a 5k run,
a loose change drive, and a toiletry drive for Haiti relief. They
raised about $2,000.
“It started from an English
project given by Professor Patrick Vogelpohl about the conditions in Haiti,” said Edward
Clark, another senior member
of the program. “We took it
beyond the classroom and this
inspired us to do something for
someone else.”
Karen McCord, professor of

!

Deborah Graham/Tempest

“The faculty and
students work
endless hours
for free to keep
it going despite
limited funding.”
--Jocelyn Mouton,
coordinator of the
Umoja Program.
psychology and ethnic studies, who teaches LC 001 Umoja Program Scholars (Sociology 23), gets positive feedback
from newer additions to the
program.
“This has been an upliftment to me and has helped
with some of the problems not
only facing me but helping me
recognize the problems facing
me in my community,” said
Earl Taylor, a new Umoja participant.
For more information on
Umoja Scholars Programs, Umoja Club, or Umoja Committee,
contact coordinator Jocelyn
Mouton, at 707-864-7000 (ext.
7134)

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The sky is the limit with women’s softball
SPORTS CALENDAR
Mar. 2 – March 15, 2011
Detailed information regarding games can
be found at solanotempest.net/sports.

Thu Mar 3, 2011
2pm - Baseball - College of Marin

Tue Mar 8, 2011

2pm - Baseball - Laney College

Thu Mar 10, 2011
1pm - Softball - Mendocino (DH)

Sat Mar 12, 2011
1pm - Baseball - Los Medanos

Tue Mar 15, 2011
1pm - Softball - Napa Valley (DH)

GAME CAPTURE
Feb. 13 – Feb 28, 2011
Detailed information regarding games can
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Coming off their fifth consecutive
Bay Valley Conference championship
season, the Solano Falcons look to
defend their crown and continue the
success that has preceded them the
past five seasons.
The Falcons have a good chance of
repeating as champs under the leadership of coach Terri Pearson-Bloom,
last year’s conference Coach of the
Year, and a strong line-up of returning
players Kim Perreira, Nicole Punla,
Melissa Logan, and Katie Payne.
Last year, the Falcons posted an
overall record of 28-12, with a conference record of 23-1. In conference
play posted a win percentage of 96%,
the Falcons were 12-0 at home and
11-1 on the road.
The next best in the conference was
Mendocino College with an overall record of 23-17-2, with a record of 16-8
in conference play.
According to coach Pearson-Bloom,
the strengths of the Falcon team include strong pitching, overall team
speed, effective hitting and base running.
So far the Falcons are 2-1 at home
and 2-2 on the road and are currently
tied with Los Medanos for first place
in their conference with a record of
4-3.
Coming off a 5-2 loss to Sierra, the
Falcons look to continue the process
of improving every game.
“We learn every game. Every day
we get better offensively and defensively,” Pearson-Bloom said.
The Falcons will participate in a
3-way school showdown in Fremont,
going up against Ohlone College and
Siskiyous College February 26.
The first conference game will take
place March 10 at 1:00 p.m. against
the Mendocino College Eagles.

NFL lockout could put 2011 season in jeopardy
By Cutter Hicks
Staff Writer

In 1982 a 57 day workstoppage cause the NFL
season to come to a
screeching halt.

Sorry football fans, looks like the Coors
Light kegs and potato chips will have to be preserved ’til the following season.
The National Football League’s collective bargaining agreement, which defines terms of player and owner wage scales, spending, health,
and safety conditions, will expire March 3 if the
league owners and players association do not
come to agreement.
“On a scale of 1 to 10, it’s a 14,” said
DeMaurice Smith, member of The NFL Player’s
Association, during an interview with the May
issue of Sports Illustrated.
With no discussion of an agreement the 2011

NFL season looks faint. The biggest problem
with the agreement is money. Owners claim they
don’t make enough money and athletes insist on
receiving raises. If both sides do not meet in the
middle there will be no football. This could last
for days, weeks or months. If the lockout continues through the summer, football fans will be
devastated from the NFL’s nonexistence.
Money aside, talk of increasing the
regular season by two games (for a total of 18)
upsets most players because it increases odds of
getting injured.
Whether the athletes play or not owners have negotiated television deals which will
guarantee them revenue. Either way it looks
like a win-win situation for the owners.

8

SPORTS

THE TEMPEST MAR. 2 - MARCH 15, 2011

Falcons confidence stays steady for regular season
The Falcons
first
conference
matchup will
be at home
Thursday
2p.m. against
the College of
Marin.
Solano Communtiy College baseball pitcher Andre Garcia throws a pitch
during a preason game
against American River.
February 4, 2011.
Katrina Tuttle

By Rebecca Naranjo
Staff Writer

The Solano Community
College men’s baseball team
ended their preseason with
a record of 8-4, making it the
number one team in the Bay
Valley Conference.
“This season has been full of
ups and downs,” said Falcons
head coach Scott Stover. “But
we’re not going to focus on the
losses. We have to stay focused
on every game since we have
such a tight schedule.”
The Falcons have won their
last four games, their longest
streak of the season.
Pitcher Ethan Gibbons has
proven to be especially impressive pitching eight innings
against Sierra College when
Solano faced San Mateo. He
also attained the highest number of strikeouts in a single
game for Solano according to
the California Community College Athletic Associations website, striking out a total of nine
players.
Other notable players are
catcher James Mossholder
with a preseason record of 10
runs scored, the highest for
the team thus far. Shortstop
Patrick Johnson and outfielder

Derek Crenshaw are tied for
the most hits with 16. Johnson
also leads the team with 31 assists. Utility Tony Uyeno has a
total number of 15 putouts.
Third
baseman
Trevor
Matern doesn’t just have 23 total assists in the pre-season, he
also has a high GPA and is an
aspiring Ivy Leaguer.
“Trevor is quite a bit more
academic than any of the players I’ve had on my team in the
past,” said Stover. “I think he’s
only ever gotten a B once the
entire time he’s been at Solano.
He’s a straight A student and a
very good valuable player.”
Despite their talent, there is
still some nervous tension in
the Falcon’s clubhouse. Going
into the regular season, there is
no team favored to win the Bay
Valley Conference. The Falcons
continue to shoot high in their
struggles to make it to the Bay
Valley Conference which begins mid-April.
“The Northern Division really is wide open.” said Stover.
“We just have to keep focused
and we can go far.”
The Falcons first conference matchup will be at home
Thursday 2p.m. against the
College of Marin.